From the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY.
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 Sep 1;27(9):575-580. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000982.
The aim of the study was to evaluate female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) fellowship program directors' opinions regarding the effectiveness of virtual interviews for selecting fellows and their future interview mode preferences.
This was a cross-sectional online survey of all FPMRS program directors in the United States conducted from April 29, 2020, to May 30, 2020. At the time of this study, there were 73 program directors and 69 obstetrics and gynecology and urology-accredited FPMRS programs nationwide. The primary outcome was to subjectively assess the effectiveness of virtual interviews as compared with in-person interviews for evaluating applicants.
Fifty seven (82.6%) of the program directors completed the survey. A total of 80.7% (46/57) of the respondents had participated in interviews for the active match cycle. Of the programs that participated in the interview process, almost all conducted interviews using virtual platforms (97.8%, 45/46). Program directors who conducted interviews virtually found them effective in evaluating applicants (88.9%, 40/45) and were satisfied with the virtual interview process (86.7%, 39/45). A total of 31.1% of respondents (14/45) preferred a virtual platform to an in-person setting for future interviews, and 60% (27/45) reported that they will likely perform future interviews virtually.
Although the pandemic resulted in a sudden reformatting of FPMRS fellowship interviews, most program directors nationally were satisfied with the process and found virtual interviews effective for assessing applicants. More than 50% of FPMRS program directors are likely to consider the virtual format for future interviews.
本研究旨在评估女性盆底医学和重建外科学（FPMRS）研究员项目主任对虚拟面试选拔研究员的效果的看法，以及他们对未来面试模式的偏好。
这是一项对美国所有 FPMRS 项目主任进行的横断面在线调查，于 2020 年 4 月 29 日至 5 月 30 日进行。在本研究时，全国有 73 名项目主任和 69 个妇产科和泌尿科认可的 FPMRS 项目。主要结果是主观评估虚拟面试与现场面试相比评估申请人的效果。
57 名（82.6%）项目主任完成了调查。共有 80.7%（46/57）的受访者参加了活跃匹配周期的面试。在参加面试过程的项目中，几乎所有项目都使用虚拟平台进行面试（97.8%，45/46）。进行虚拟面试的项目主任发现它们在评估申请人方面非常有效（88.9%，40/45），并且对虚拟面试过程感到满意（86.7%，39/45）。共有 31.1%（14/45）的受访者更喜欢虚拟平台进行未来面试，60%（27/45）的受访者表示他们可能会进行未来的虚拟面试。
尽管大流行导致 FPMRS 研究员奖学金面试突然改变格式，但全国大多数项目主任对该过程感到满意，并发现虚拟面试对评估申请人有效。超过 50%的 FPMRS 项目主任可能会考虑未来的虚拟模式进行面试。
